| __ | 1. | archipelago | | A. | a group of islands clustered together |
| __ | 2. | border | | B. | a symbol on a map showing directions North, South, East West |
| __ | 3. | climate | | C. | trees that lose their leaves during the year |
| __ | 4. | Compass Rose | | D. | local weather conditions of an area |
| __ | 5. | coniferous | | E. | a boundary that separates countries or states |
| __ | 6. | deciduous | | F. | the unit of measurement used in latitude and longitude |
| __ | 7. | Degrees | | G. | the characteristics that surround and affect the way people |
| __ | 8. | environment | | H. | half of the globe, either North and South or East and West |
| __ | 9. | geography | | I. | evergreen trees |
| __ | 10. | hemisphere | | J. | the study of the natural environment |
| __ | 11. | isthmus | | A. | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses |
| __ | 12. | Mesoamerica | | B. | the number of people living per square mile |
| __ | 13. | Population Density | | C. | southern part of Mexico and the countries of central America |
| __ | 14. | Prime Meridian | | D. | the longitude line the separates the East and West hemispher |
| __ | 15. | region | | E. | a broad geographic area |
| __ | 16. | resources | | F. | natural materials that people can use |
| __ | 17. | settlement | | G. | an arrangement of places where people live |
| __ | 18. | strait | | H. | a narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water |
| __ | 19. | tropics | | I. | all plant life in an area |
| __ | 20. | vegetation | | J. | the area between 23 1/2 north and 23 1/2 degrees south latit |